Literature · Scholarship · 1544–1595
Torquato Tasso — Age & Birthday
Born: 11 March 1544 · Died: 25 April 1595 · Age at death: 51
How old was Torquato Tasso when he died?
Torquato Tasso died aged 51. He was born on 11 March 1544 and died on 25 April 1595.
Influential Italian poet of the late Renaissance period
Did you know?He suffered from severe mental illness and spent several years confined in an asylum, though he continued to write during his stay.
Torquato Tasso ( TASS-oh, also US: TAH-soh, Italian:; 11 March 1544 – 25 April 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, known for his 1581 poem Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between Christians and Muslims at the end of the First…
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- Age at death
- 51
- Years since death
- 431
- Born
- March 11, 1544 · Sorrento, Italy
- Died
- April 25, 1595
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Known for
- Literature, Scholarship
Family
- Father
- Bernardo Tasso
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